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Charles P. Boyle
Charles P. Boyle (June 26, 1892 – May 28, 1968) was an American cinematographer. Biography Born in Chicago in 1892, Boyle enjoyed his first credit as a cinematographer in 1925. Three years later, he was the director of photography on one of the silent cinema's biggest comedy hits, '' Tillie's Punctured Romance''. He was second unit director on the Errol Flynn swashbuckler ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' in 1938 and did additional work on '' Duel in the Sun'' in 1946. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 1945 for his adventurous work on the Gene Kelly musical, ''Anchors Aweigh'', a film famous for Kelly's dance with Jerry (of Tom and Jerry fame). Boyle did a lot of work for the Disney studios in the late 1940s and 1950s, including the live-action sections of ''Fun and Fancy Free'' (1947), ''Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier'' (1955), and his last film, ''Old Yeller'' (1957). He died in Los Angeles in 1968. Partial filmography * '' A Regula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_type2 = Counties , subdivision_name1 = Illinois , subdivision_name2 = Cook and DuPage , established_title = Settled , established_date = , established_title2 = Incorporated (city) , established_date2 = , founder = Jean Baptiste Point du Sable , government_type = Mayor–council , governing_body = Chicago City Council , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Lori Lightfoot ( D) , leader_title1 = City Clerk , leader_name1 = Anna Valencia ( D) , unit_pref = Imperial , area_footnotes = , area_tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom And Jerry
''Tom and Jerry'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series centers on the rivalry between the titular characters of a cat named Tom Cat, Tom and a mouse named Jerry Mouse, Jerry. Many shorts also feature several List of Tom and Jerry characters#Recurring characters, recurring characters. In its original run, Hanna and Barbera produced 114 ''Tom and Jerry'' shorts for MGM from 1940 to 1958. During this time, they won seven Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film, tying for first place with Walt Disney's ''Silly Symphonies'' with the most awards in the category. After the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, MGM cartoon studio closed in 1957, MGM revived the series with Gene Deitch directing an additional 13 ''Tom and Jerry'' shorts for Rembrandt Films f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamba (film)
''Mamba'' is a 1930 American pre-Code film, released by Tiffany Pictures. It was shot entirely in Technicolor and stars Jean Hersholt, Eleanor Boardman, Ralph Forbes, Josef Swickard, Claude Fleming, William Stanton and William von Brincken. It was based on a story by Ferdinand Schumann-Heink and John Reinhardt and was advertised as the ''First Drama In Natural Color'' as all previous color features in sound had featured musical numbers. Plot The film takes place in Neu Posen, German East Africa sometime before the First World War. ''"Mamba"'' is the name given to a South African snake. The reptile of this adventure is Auguste Bolte (played by Jean Hersholt), who is constantly reminding those with whom he has a chance to converse that he can buy anything. He neglects his appearance and does not even bother to shave or brush his hair. The German officers hold themselves aloof from him and the only individual he has an opportunity to talk to at length is his valet-secretary, a C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After The Fog
''After the Fog'' is a 1929 pre-Code drama film directed by Leander De Cordova and starring Mary Philbin, Edmund Burns and Carmelita Geraghty.Munden p. 9 It was an early sound film, made during the transition from silent films. A separate silent version was also produced. It was Philbin's final acting role. Synopsis Joshua Barker and his family have tended a lighthouse for generations, and he wants his daughter Faith to remain in the area and marry a local fisherman. However she dreams of a more exciting life and is won over when a socialite arrives in a yacht. She marries him and this sends her father over the edge, leading him to attack her with an axe. Cast * Mary Philbin as Faith Barker * Edmund Burns as John Temple * Carmelita Geraghty as Winifred Blake * Russell Simpson as Joshua Barker * Margaret Seddon as Letitia Barker * Allan Simpson as Phil Langhorne * Joseph Bennett as Bill Reynolds See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list of ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Old California (1929 Film)
''In Old California'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Burton L. King and starring Tom Keene, Helen Ferguson and Henry B. Walthall.Liebman, p. 109. Cast * Tom Keene as Lt. Tony Hopkins * Helen Ferguson as Dolores Radanell * Henry B. Walthall as Don Pedro De León * Carlotta Monti as Juanita * Ray Hallor as Pedro DeLeón * Orral Humphrey as Ike Boone * Larry Steers as Ollie Radanell * Richard Carlyle as Arturo * Harry Allen as Sgt. Washburn * Louis Stern as Ramón De Hermosa * Paul Ellis as José * Gertrude Chorre Gertrude Chorre (April 30, 1885 – September 3, 1972) was an American film actress and talent scout based in southern California. Early life Gertrude Martinez was born in southern California, to Estefano Martinez (1824–1902) and Regina Gua ... as Indian Servant References Bibliography * Roy Liebman. ''From Silents to Sound: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Performers who Made the Transition to Talking Pictures''. McFarland, 1998. Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ridin' Renegade
''The Ridin' Renegade'' (also known as ''The Riding Renegade'') is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Wallace Fox for Film Booking Offices of America (FBO) and starring Bob Steele, Nancy Drexel and Lafe McKee. The film was distributed by FBO and commercially released in the United States on February 19, 1928. Cast * Bob Steele as Bob Taylor * Nancy Drexel as Janet Reynolds * Lafe McKee as Sheriff Jim Taylor * Bob Fleming as Ed Stacey * Ethan Laidlaw as Pete Hobart See also * Bob Steele filmography American actor Bob Steele (Robert North Bradbury Jr. January 23, 1907December 21, 1988), and his twin brother Bill were the sons of film director Robert N. Bradbury. The twins began their acting career in the silent film ''The Adventures of Bill ... External links * * * 1928 films 1928 Western (genre) films Films directed by Wallace Fox American black-and-white films Film Booking Offices of America films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Adventuress (1927 Film)
''The Little Adventuress'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by William C. deMille and starring Vera Reynolds, Phyllis Haver and Victor Varconi. It is based on the play '' The Dover Road'' by A.A. Milne.Goble p.327 A sound remake ''Where Sinners Meet'' was made in 1934. The film's sets were by the art director Anton Grot, while the costumes were designed by Adrian. Cast * Vera Reynolds as Helen Davis * Phyllis Haver as Victoria Stoddard * Robert Ober as Leonard Stoddard * Theodore Kosloff as Antonio Russo * Victor Varconi Victor Varconi (born Mihály Várkonyi; March 31, 1891 – June 6, 1976) was a Hungarian actor who initially found success in his native country, as well as in Germany and Austria, in silent films, before relocating to the United States, where ... as George La Fuente * Fred Walton as Dominick References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We're In The Navy Now
''We're in the Navy Now'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton. An abridged version of the film survives. Beery and Hatton previously appeared as a comedy team in Sutherland's ''Behind the Front'' and are reunited here. The "Beery and Hatton" part-time comedy team made four films together, including '' Fireman, Save My Child'' and ''Now We're in the Air'' with Louise Brooks Mary Louise Brooks (November 14, 1906 – August 8, 1985) was an American film actress and dancer during the 1920s and 1930s. She is regarded today as an icon of the Jazz Age and flapper culture, in part due to the bob hairstyle that she helpe .... Cast References External links * *Lobby poster at silenthollywood.com 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Runaway (1926 Film)
''The Runaway'' is a 1926 American silent film melodrama directed by William C. deMille and starring Clara Bow, Warner Baxter, William Powell, and George Bancroft. The plot involves a movie star who erroneously assumes that she has murdered someone and flees to Kentucky. The cinematography was by Charles P. Boyle. Plot Cynthia Meade (Clara Bow), a wild, high spirited New York movie actress, meets Jack Harrison (William Powell), a wealthy young New Yorker, in a Tennessee city. When he is accidentally shot and dangerously wounded while with Cynthia in an apartment, she realizes how hard it will be to prove her innocence and flees, thinking Harrison dead. On a lonely road. Cynthia, half hysterical and nearly exhausted, appeals to Wade Murrell (Warner Baxter), a young mountaineer on the way back to his Kentucky home. He believes that she is running away from danger and takes her with him. Arriving at his house, he is disgusted when he learns she cannot cook or do any of the daily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind The Front (film)
''Behind the Front'' is a 1926 American silent war comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was based on the novel ''The Spoils of War'' by Hugh Wiley. Plot As described in a film magazine review, two men, enemies in civil life, enlist in the army during World War I at the behest of a young woman who tells each of them that she loves him. They become buddies and share a medley of mishaps behind the lines in France. They return to America and go to the young woman’s house. There they find her the central figure in a wedding. They maul her husband-to-be and leave. A small incident recreates their enmity towards each other and their private war begins again. Cast Preservation A print of ''Behind the Front'' is located in the George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection and UCLA Film and Television Archive. See also *An excerpt from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Regular Fellow (1925 Film)
''A Regular Fellow'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and written by Joseph A. Mitchell, Reggie Morris and Keene Thompson. The film stars Raymond Griffith, Mary Brian, Tyrone Power, Sr., Edgar Norton, Nigel De Brulier, Gustav von Seyffertitz, and Kathleen Kirkham. The film was released on October 5, 1925, by Paramount Pictures. The film had a working title of ''He's A Prince''. Plot As described in a film magazine review, the Prince, weary of his job, tries to quit, but the King will not allow it. He meets and falls in love with a tourist Girl, but he is commanded to marry a Princess from a neighboring kingdom, who is in love with a guardsman. By a happy turn of events, the King is dethroned; the Prince is made president of the newly created republic, and he marries the Girl. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''A Regular Fellow'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Yeller (film)
''Old Yeller'' is a 1957 American drama western film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney. It stars Dorothy McGuire and Fess Parker, with Tommy Kirk, and Kevin Corcoran. It is about a boy and a stray dog in post-Civil War Texas. The film is based upon the 1956 novel of the same name by Fred Gipson. Gipson also co-wrote the screenplay along with William Tunberg. The film's success led to a 1963 sequel, '' Savage Sam'', which was based on a 1962 book by Gipson. In 2019, the film was selected for preservation into the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Plot In the late 1860s, Jim Coates leaves his family – wife Katie, teenage son Travis, and small son Arliss – to collect cattle in Kansas. While Jim is away, Travis sets off to work in the cornfield, where he encounters a Black Mouth Cur he names "Old Yeller", as "yeller" is a dialect pronunciation of "yellow" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
